In 1967, Phyllis Diller performed for American troops at Can Ranh Bay, South Vietnam, as part of Bob Hope's tour. She wore her trademark gloves, boots and colorful dress.
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In 1967, Phyllis Diller performed for American troops at Can Ranh...

FILE â AUGUST 20: According to reports August 20, 2012 actress-comedian Phyllis Diller has died at her home in Los Angeles. She was 95. NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA - OCTOBER 06: Comedian Phyllis Diller attends "From Stand-up to Sitcom" presented by the Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre on October 6, 2008 in North Hollywood, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images)
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FILE â AUGUST 20: According to reports August 20, 2012...

Phyllis Diller was one of the first female comics to hit it big anywhere. Phyllis Diller has died at her home in Los Angeles, California, August 20, 2012. She was 95. (MCT)
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Phyllis Diller was one of the first female comics to hit it big...

Diller, shown in 2010, was never afraid to laugh at herself.
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FILE--In this May 20, 1966 file photo, comedian Phyllis Diller appears in character in the ABC-TV comedy series ''The Pruitts of Southampton''. Diller, the housewife turned humorist who aimed some of her sharpest barbs at herself, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, at age 95 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/File)
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FILE--In this May 20, 1966 file photo, comedian Phyllis Diller...

FILE-- In this in this March 18, 1966 file photo, comedian Phyllis Diller models one of her 300 hats in Hollywood, Calif. Diller, the housewife turned humorist who aimed some of her sharpest barbs at herself, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, at age 95 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/File)
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FILE-- In this in this March 18, 1966 file photo, comedian Phyllis...

FILE-In this May 17, 1999 file photo, Phyllis Diller laughs in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Diller, the housewife turned humorist who aimed some of her sharpest barbs at herself, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, at age 95 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
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FILE-In this May 17, 1999 file photo, Phyllis Diller laughs in the...

(FILES)Celebrities and dignitaries pose with a special plaque naming entertainer Bob Hope as "Citizen of the Century" during a dedication ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in this April, 15, 2003 file photo in Hollywood, California. They are, from left (only visible), Hope's daughter Linda Hope, comedian Dennis Miller, actress Eva Marie Saint, comedian Phyllis Diller, Honorary Mayor of Hollywood Johnny Grant,comedian Kelsey Grammer and producer A.C. Lyles. Legendary comedian Phyllis Diller, died at age 95 in Los Angeles, California on August 20, 2012. Her longtime manager, Milton Suchin, said Diller died Monday morning in her sleep. She had survived a near-fatal heart attack in 1999. AFP PHOTO by Lee CELANOLEE CELANO/AFP/GettyImages
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